Meaning

noun an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others

noun drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect

noun the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate

originFrom Latin analogia, from Ancient Greek ἀναλογίᾱ (analogíā), from ἀνα- (ana-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, reckoning”).

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